Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-04-01
Washington Hay Market.

Mr.. Editor =" What is that big fuss about
the hay market Z" seems to be the question
new asked by the citizens of Washington.
If you will give me space in your valuable
columns | will try to illuminate the public
on that question. We farmers ask for moth
ing but just market. When hay is up
and brings big price, we want big price;
when il is plenty and brings but a small
price, then we are satisfied with small
price-al We want is the benefit Of the
market, and that it shall not be discretion
AIRY with one man what our hay shall bring
in Washington market.
Mr.. Editor, have you ever heard farmer
complain about the Washington produce
market? think you have not. Can you
believe now that the farmers are getting 50
unreasonable and dishonest as to arouse
themselves by the hundred and protest
against that hay market without cause? A
just market we want, just market we ask,
and just market we will have. five can
net get it in Washington we will get it else
where But let me not be understood that
it is the wish of the farmer TO change his
place of buying and selling. We live near
| Washington, our interest is in Washington
and net in Baltimore, but we have endured
this public robbery for ten or more years in
this market and we will endure il no longer
If this wrong is not satisfactorily corrected
by the Washington Market Company we
will be driven 10 these measures, to change
our market for selling and buying.
II should go to Washington and 60 10 a
stable where man does business buying
and selling horses, and when a purchaser
came and was about TO buy one, and pro-
prietor Of the stable has put the last price
ON tho horse, | should push the purchaser,
| call him aside and toll him I knpW whprp
he could buy a better horse than that for
twenty-five dollars less, and in that way
shvnid take tha iJuyer AMY. and should do
this day after day AID year after year, as
the hay boss has done la the hay market,
don't you think the proprietor of the stable
would come TO me and say, "You will have
to get away from here, you are injuring my
business, or else will adopt such measures
as TO get you away?"
Then would 60 TO a large dry gools
house and place myself in the front part of
the store, and when a customer came in and
looked at the goods, and the clerk told him
the price, should say to the customer, 81
can take you TO place where you can buy
the same goods for 10 per cent. less" and in
that way get the customer out Of the house
don't you think the proprietor would come
to me and say. "Friend, you must leave
you are injuring my bushes, or will com
pei you to leave?"
This has been the case with the Wash
ington hay market for years When con
sumer comes to the market 10 buy load o.
hay the hay boss meets him at the gates
tells him not 10 go in the market, but Civ,
me your order and will send you loac
for ten or fifteen cents less than you car
buy 1t. And il the boss does not see th'
consumer until he is in the market ant
stands by the side Of a fine load Of hay, ask
ing the farmer the price of IL, when thu
! farmer tels him sixty cents per hundred tn,
; boss comes and pushes the consumer and
calls him away saying, "Iyet tue farmsi
stand Till Q o'clock and will buy you tina
lead for forty.fve or fifty cents, and IN,
charges will be only half dollar" TheI
what can the farmer do but look at the hay
boss and imagine he can see il written OF
his forehead in plain words, Root, pork, o
die"
r Mr.. Editor, think the farmer ought u
have as much right and protection In tn
Washington market as the dry goods mer
chant and the horse dealer. When he goe
To that market with load Of hay and ha
! but two or three henrs ~ sell his load, h
dent want 10 he taken in by the hay bos
and take for his load what the hay boss
willing to give him.
A FARMER NEAR ROCKVILLE.